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Peterborough Green Up is recruiting youths for a multi-faith initiative that focuses on water.

The Sacred Water Circle Youth Voices project is an offshoot of the Sacred Water Circle, said project coordinator Alix Taylor.

The Sacred Water Circle is made of women from multiple faiths and beliefs, Taylor explained. Water-our attitude toward it and our care for it-was a common concern, one capable of bridging gap between their different beliefs.

The group held a conference in May, Taylor said, and at its end a panel recommended getting more youths involved in the cause.

Peterborough Green UP applied to the Inspirit Foundation for some of the $250,000 available for grants and received $20,000.

That money was used to hire a youth coordinator and a youth engagement coordinator.

Now all they need is a group of concerned residents between the ages of 16 and 30 to discuss spirituality, environmental issues surrounding water and how to positively create change for the better.

The group is intended to encompass all spiritual beliefs, Taylor said, but you don’t have to be particularly religious or a member of a church, synagogue, temple or mosque in order to join.

Taylor said the group will meet about once a month and will be a part of this year’s Sacred Water Conference in May.

The group’s first meeting takes place Monday at The Spill on George St. at 7:30 p.m. Everyone between the ages of 16 and 30 is welcome to attend.